Aaron Tan

9.2

I think Denis Berthaut's impact on Fixin is invaluable. He showed how an often overlooked terrior can produce truly elegant and transparent wines. This mantra and his mantle has been passed down to his very capable daughter, Amelie, and it's been up, up, up ever since. I'm a big fan of Amelie's wines!

2013 is Amelie's first vintage and her changes are clear - more oak, stems, and supposedly warmer ferments resulted in deeper, more complex wines. And it's constantly changing as she finds her stride. This is especially obvious in this cuvee.

The 13' Les Arvelets is a little richer than their newer iterations, which is reasonable given the difficult vintage - it was a late harvest due to the rain. Darker fruit, but crystal clear. The palate's really crunchy, pure fruit, herbal elements... think cincau... deep minerality, fine fine texture, lovely acidity. In a way like Serena Williams... There's a strong nearly brutal element, yet undeniably feminine (cliché I know but oh so true) and elegant. I do prefer more recent vintages of this vineyard, but this was excellent... Such a balanced wine!

I said it before and I'll say it again... Amelie's the next big thing, if not already one. The viti is more thoughtful than ever... Winemaking so detailed and smart. The sheer potential here... Especially with her mother's Gevry, Chambolle, and Vosne vineyards now under her sleeves... And her incredibly talented fiancé, Nicolas Faure, managing the domaine's vineyeards 🔝🔝🔝 — 8 years ago

Justin Clement

9.7

Outstanding. Earthy. Fruity. — 9 years ago

Marc Bidder

8.9

Lively, fresh, balanced. Whole cluster. Great value. Right in my wheelhouse. — 10 years ago

Al Doyle

8.9

I think this is pretty great... I mean, still tastes a little young I guess, but very promising... — 10 years ago

Kirk Sutherland

9.4

So. Good. — 11 years ago

Christy Canterbury MW

Master of Wine

8.9

Super approachable. Will be fascinating to see how Port evolves in these new better viti years combined with great weather. Creamy texture & supple tannins at only 17 years old...and oodles of still rather youthful fruit? Wow. — 11 years ago

Reina Sato

9.1

酸味のある匂い
後味残らない — 12 years ago

Saori Taga

9.6

普段行ってるお店とリンクするという噂を聞いて — 12 years ago

Kiyomi

10

2013.11.09 — 13 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.2

14 April 2018. The Four Horsemen, Brooklyn, NY. — 8 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.0

On 30-1-18 da Sarfati - "Saliran" uvaggio Slarina da viti vecchie non filtrato 14 gradi — 8 years ago

AC

9.0

Warily. Yummy, slight tart — 9 years ago

Nicola Morvillo

9.5

On 31/12/16 Magnum con Riberto Voerzio — 9 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.1

First time drinking this producer. Very good food wine. — 10 years ago

Bess Lewis

9.2

Bess had this 10 years ago

Al Doyle

9.5

Bloody nice. Apples and malic acid. Terence Malick. Just a very polite amount of oxidation. — 11 years ago

Vin Naturel

9.9

Pink Bulles Rosé 2013 - Jean Maupertuis.

Alors que nous préparons doucement notre "top 15 des meilleurs vins en 2014", il nous semble impossible de ne pas évoquer le fabuleux Pink Bulles rosé de Jean Maupertuis.

C'est dément ce que l'on peut faire avec du Gamay et c'est Gamay de faire des trucs aussi déments ! Et c'est aussi dingue de constater le nombre de gens talentueux que l'on trouve en Auvergne : Hervé Souhaut : Saint-Épine, Destezet - Nicolas Carmarans : Selves, Mauvais Temps - Frédéric Gounan, Pierre Beauger, François Dhumes, etc.

Oui, Jean Maupertuis fait partie de ces vignerons qui faisaient autre chose dans une autre vie et puis il y a des rencontres qu'on n'oublie pas, comme celles avec Marcel Lapierre et Pierre Overnoy, lors de sa formation viti-œno. Ces fameuses rencontres qui font basculer un destin d'un état solide à celui de liquide. Du travail au plaisir.

Dans un superbe article de Libération, qui lui est consacré, on peut lire ceci : "Robe rose pâle, bulles très fines, nerveuses. Arômes de fruit délicats, pointe de sucre résiduel équilibrée d’une très belle acidité. Ce vin pétillant abordable, «Pink Bulles», tenait haut la dragée au champagne réputé". Et vous savez quoi ? C'est exactement ça !

Sauf que, ce qui n'est pas dit, c'est que ce vin enchanteur est léger et subtil. Un pétillant qui marie les attentes et les exigences que l'on peut avoir pour un excellent champagne, tout en y apportant une fraicheur et une jeunesse que celui-ci possède rarement. Mais, c'est de l'insolence ? Oui, tout à fait mais surtout un peu de folie avec beaucoup de maîtrise. C'est vrai, souvent, les pétillants natures sont fous mais peu peuvent revendiquer le fait d'être aussi raffinés que celui de Jean Maupertuis.

A 12 euros, vous tenez peut-être ici la clé du bonheur, ou en tout cas, la clé d'un bon moment entre amis autour d'une boisson enthousiasmante. Il ne reste plus qu'à trouver la cachette, bon courage (!) et bonne dégustation ;)

#vin #vinlibre #vinnature #vinnaturel #vinsauvage #vinslibres #wine #wineporn #winelover #wineaddict #winestagram #naturalwine #winetasting #wineoftheday #france #gamay #petillant #auvergne — 11 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.1

'Two vines' a fantastic blend of Sangiovese & Nero d'Avola — 12 years ago

Lorelei Wey

9.7

Very good tasty wine — 13 years ago

Sebastiano Mottura

9.0

Such a rich white almost like drinking a red with only the right amount of aftertaste. Very drinkable but too easy. — 8 years ago

with Enrico

Neena Deb-Sen

9.3

Delicious, light bodied, almost effervescent — 9 years ago

CT

9.0

Purple. Blue fruit. Ripe. Balsamic. Off dry. Low tannin. Moderate acid. Moderate alcohol. — 9 years ago

Adam

9.0

Great Nobile, elegant and lush – tastes just like the label looks! — 10 years ago

Ludo Ruggeri Laderchi

9.0

Love this #ruggeri. Dry and very rich — 10 years ago

Peter Plaehn

9.0

There's a touch of Cab Franc lurking in there somewhere and it's lovely. — 11 years ago

Luke K

9.2

Very underrated desert vine. Sweet but not too sugary with nice palate. — 11 years ago

Steve Rura

9.3

Tasty Rioja for Christmas dinner — 11 years ago

Vassilios Stathoulis

9.4

This is delicious!!! — 12 years ago

Arseny

9.6

Very sweet taste of a quite dry vine:)) Crazy — 12 years ago

Mike Por

9.9

Grabbed the last bottle from Viti. Let me know if you know where to find more. — 13 years ago